| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·The Organization of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-34页 |
| ·Speech Act theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Face and Politeness | 第16-24页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson’s Face Theory | 第16-19页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第19-21页 |
| ·Face and Politeness in Chinese Culture | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Definition of Disagreement and Related Studies | 第24-34页 |
| ·The Definition of Disagreement | 第24-26页 |
| ·Distinction between Disagreement and Similar Speech Acts | 第26-28页 |
| ·Related Studies on Disagreement Strategies | 第28-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第34-37页 |
| ·Introduction | 第34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第34-35页 |
| ·Instruments | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第37-56页 |
| ·Introduction to Mitigated Disagreement and Unmitigated Disagreement | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Third Party’s Influence on Disagreement Strategies | 第39-53页 |
| ·Overall Distribution of Mitigated and Unmitigated Disagreement with and without a Third Party’s Presence | 第39-40页 |
| ·Mitigated and Unmitigated Disagreement in Scene 1 and Scene 2 | 第40-43页 |
| ·Mitigated and Unmitigated Disagreement in Scene 3 and Scene 4 | 第43-46页 |
| ·Mitigated and Unmitigated Disagreement in Scene 5 and Scene 6 | 第46-48页 |
| ·Mitigated and Unmitigated Disagreement in Scene 7 and Scene 8 | 第48-49页 |
| ·Mitigated and Unmitigated Disagreement in Scene 9 and Scene 10 | 第49-51页 |
| ·Mitigated and Unmitigated Disagreement in Scene 11 and Scene 12 | 第51-53页 |
| ·Disagreement Related to Gender | 第53-56页 |
| ·Mitigated Disagreement and Gender | 第53-54页 |
| ·Unmitigated Disagreement and Gender | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第57-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-68页 |
